Weekend Bulletin - 15th Dec'23 : Ed. 162
A compilation of few interesting, multi-disciplinary links from the internet
I wish you a very happy, healthy, joyous, content, successful, peaceful and prosperous Christmas and new year. But most of all, I wish you—and myself—wisdom. Wisdom to make better choices in our lives so that 2024 and beyond is truly happy.
[Next edition of #AKGweekendreadings will be published on 5 Jan, 2024. In the interim, we will publish some of the best articles, podcasts and videos over the next week as a recap of 2023. See you on the other side, cheers!]
Netlfix released a half-yearly ‘engagement report’ listing its most viewed titles in the first half of this year (by number of hours). Big takeaways: most of the top 20 are Netflix originals and hardly any are fronted by a big movie or TV star; Korean shows and Spanish telenovelas are driving huge viewership globally [LINK]
Beginning from a one-room dispensary, Ida Scudder’s vision led to the development of a world-class institution: Vellore’s Christian Medical College [LINK]
Many Goans are in deep trouble over a 2022 MoEA circular. Post Goa’s independence in 1961, Goans and their next two generations were allowed Portuguese citizenship. Naturally, Goans opted for this, but when many of them surrendered their Indian passports, the travel documents were revoked because India doesn't allow dual citizenship. And without a surrender certificate, they could not apply for an OCI card [LINK]
On the one hand there is the current generation of grown ups who believe Gen Z is behaving like a bunch of spoilt creatures. Then on the other hand there are grown ups studying Gen Z evolving the world over. And their views are polar opposites. Eve Upton-Clark, who writes on society and culture in BusinessInsider, has it that Gen Z may need help. [LINK]
Conversations around a four-day workweek are followed with much interest. Clearly, it is something more progressive employers are thinking and employees want. Josh Bersin, who has given the theme much thought and is at work on it, writes in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) of his experience with it. [LINK]
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